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Why in Spanish
“Why” in Spanish is por qué, pronounced /poɾ ˈke/. It's a set phrase, so it has no gender.
In a sentence
La niña le pregunta a su mamá por qué el cielo es azul.
The girl asks her mom why the sky is blue.
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Grammar note
Por qué, two words with an accent, asks why. Porque, one word with no accent, answers it: because. ¿Por qué? Porque sí.
How to remember it
Read it word by word: por is for and qué is what. For what? That's why.
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